Tag Archives: bangladesh

Experience of farmers using mobile phone for farming information flow in boro rice production: A case of Eastern Gangetic Plain

This research was inspired by exploring another technique farmers have adopted: accessing information through mobile phone apps or communication. Mobile...

New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

The Haor Region has been experiencing early-season flash floods almost every year. The flash floods completely inundate rice fields immediately before...

Women-led community seed production and marketing enterprise sows change in Northern Bangladesh

The journey of Srimati Gouri Rani Shankar is nothing less than an inspiration for women in general and women in agriculture in particular. She has set...

The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh

Germplasm Health Units (GHUs) are institutional phytosanitary units of the CGIAR designed to facilitate bioresource transfer for their breeding programs...

Interactive effect of weeding regimes, rice cultivars, and seeding rates influence the rice-weed competition under dry direct-seeded condition

The rice production method, dry direct seeding (DSR), is the alternate option for the successful cultivation of aus rice where irrigation water is scarce...

Crop diversification in rice-based systems in the polders of Bangladesh: Yield stability, profitability, and associated risk

Bangladesh is ranked among the top 10 most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Therefore, finding a resilient crop and cropping system is the...

New research investigates what hinders wide adoption and scaling of alternate wetting and drying in Bangladesh

Despite the widespread testing and promotion, alternate wetting and drying (AWD) has not been adopted in the entire country. New research investigates...

IRRI Pioneer Interviews: Making a difference (Part 2)

Noel Magor, Nollie Vera Cruz, Roland Buresh, and J.K. Ladha boxed their papers and passed the baton on to their successors in 2017. These Pioneer Interviews...

The food-water-energy nexus: Using gravity drainage to intensify production systems in the coastal zone of Bangladesh

Community coordination to manage sluice gates is an important factor for the intensification of polders. (Photo: IRRI) Sustained economic growth, the quality...

As floodwaters recede, farmers’ hopes emerge in Bangladesh

For thousands of Bangladeshi farmers in flood-prone areas, growing rice is a risk they have to take each season. ...

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